Australia's trade agreement with the United Kingdom has already dropped the remote and regional work requirement for UK visa holders. Now the federal government's regional migration review is considering completely axing it.

The Chair of the United Nations committee on the Rights of the Child says she'll write to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Northern Territory's new law lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10, but the new NT government says they have a mandate to deliver on an election promise.

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More than 100 insurance claims are yet to be finalised after flooding damaged 900 homes in Rochester two years ago. Despite this, the community is banding together to support those still in need.

Bands like the Daylight Reggae are helping young people find their voice in some of Australia's most isolated communities.

Migrants changed Cooma forever when they arrived to work on the Snowy Hydro Project 70 years ago. Now Snowy 2.0 is attracting more families from different countries, and the women are thriving.  

Fed up with the threat of floods, Victorian resident Tuesday Browell is thought to be the first private Australian resident to import war-zone technology to protect her home.  

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has secured a promise from China's Premier Li Qiang to lift a ban on Australian rock lobsters by the end of the year.

Outback tourism operators are feeling the squeeze as soaring costs and increasing global competition cut into visitor numbers.

Sealing the Tanami Road is one of northern WA's biggest projects and local Indigenous people say the jobs being created are life-changing.

In the first visit by Chinese delegates since trade tariffs were lifted in April, West Australian wineries are showcasing their premium wines to big buyers in the hopes of landing lucrative contracts.

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A delayed runway extension at the East Kimberley Regional Airport is limiting tourists' access to the region, according to operators. They are calling for the runway to be upgraded as soon as possible to boost visitor numbers. 

Footy boots are optional on the red dirt field in Warnan. The local football grand final is kicking off in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands this weekend. 

Western Australia's road fatalities are at their worst in a decade, and the states trucking industry wants to be part of the solution.

A surge in drug-related violence in northern Western Australia is being blamed for the mysterious disappearances of young Aboriginal men. Their distraught families have joined community leaders to campaign for more to be done to find out what happened to them. 

A Kimberley mother of three young girls is now homeless after escaping domestic violence, and she's calling for more housing and support in the region.

A group who call themselves 'The Keepers of the Outback Graves' help to maintain bush graves and fill in gaps in south-west Queensland's history, and a 16-year-old boy spends his school holidays joining them. 

An ABC investigation uncovered a dumping yard of cattle carcasses at a Kimberley abattoir. It has now closed its doors, owing more than $103 million, and locals want to know how it happened.

Australian scientists are warning of mass mortality events in native birds, if a new strain of avian influenza reaches the country. The iconic black swan has been found to be particularly susceptible. 

Volunteers are the lifeblood of regional communities but over the past 20 years there has been a steep decline in volunteers. Now, there is a glimmer of hope that young people will join groups to pursue their passions.

Joanne Fourmile has been waiting for housing for eight years, in the meantime she's raised children and been treated for breast cancer while sleeping on a mattress on the floor of her cousin's living room.

When a town in Australia's South West was forced to switch off gas, residents were given a choice: use bottled gas or electrify. Now, electricity is providing more energy for Esperance than ever before and most of it is coming from renewable sources.

Last month the town recorded its hottest ever winter day of 40.2C.

King Island Dairy is the largest single employers on the Bass Strait island, but the factory and associated cheese brand is set to be closed next year.